Context:
Revert of timing of Yakshagana from 6 pm to 6 am as all night show by High Court of Karnataka
Yakshagana:
- Coastal Karnataka’s signature folk dance
- Traditional theatre form of Karnataka
- Regions – Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmangalur districts) and Kerala (Kasaragod)
- Temple art form – depicts mythological stories and Puranas
- Performed with dance, music, dialogue, vibrant costume, facial make-up and stage techniques with unique style and form.
- Recited in – Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu
- Instruments used – chenda, maddalam, jagatta or chengila (cymbols) and chakratala or elathalam (small cymbals)
Harake performances – hosting the Yakshagana show for God fulfilling a wish
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs
1. Garba Gujarat
2. Mohiniattam Odisha
3. Yakshagana Karnataka
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
